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Reply: Birth Control Pills Over-the-Counter?

No. That would seem to encourage even more teen or even PRE-TEEN sex. How about...

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I had a medical emergency on vacation, with severe unstable angina. I telephoned...

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Butterfly: That is called goodwill. Your doctor exhibited it, and you did in...

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Butterfly:
That is called goodwill. Your doctor exhibited it, and you did in return.

The Mother in the story did not. With the amount of information available on the internet, it is easier for a patient or patient advocate to do research and make suggestions of unusual possibilities to aid a doctor's diagnosis. There are a few common diagnoses, and over 100,000 less frequent causes of illness that are less easily determined.

The Mother needs to be reminded of, and watch, the movie "Lorenzo's Oil". The story, true, of a severely ill child whose doctors had NO idea of the cause of his affliction. His Mother did her own research and continued trying to find a cure for years for her son. And she eventually succeeded. Great movie. Outstanding performances by the principals, which included Susan Sarandon as the Mother of the boy in the story.

I merely have heart disease. But It took months of my own research a mere 6 years ago to learn and thoroughly understand the complete details of how it works and the role diet and lifestyle choices play in its development, prevention, and recovery. I understand this better than anyone I have met, my doctors included. I lived it to the brink and brought myself back to good health, given the chance through the work of many medical staff who were reimbursed through insurance in this country, or cash payments in another country. Be prepared.

Doctors learn how to treat heart disease when it affects people. They do not have the time to give a complete and detailed explanation to every patient. Most patients are too lazy to change their lifestyle, so it would be a waste of the doctor's time.

Sometimes a thorough, or a cursory, explanation is given in rehabilitation. But it is still up to the patient to implement the changes on a permanent basis, or the disease returns.

Health Care for free devalues the education of those who work in the health care field. You can't get a free car from a dealer, free clothes, food or appliances at stores.

For charity, you go where it is provided. But don't walk into a business and expect charity. Hospitals are primarily a business, run and staffed by very highly trained people who paid a lot of money and hard work to achieve their knowledge and expertise. Even the federal mandate for hospitals to treat all patients who walk in is unfair. Do that enough, and hospitals close, leaving the remaining population with fewer health care choices.

If unprepared, or a person lacks health insurance through their own bad decisions, then they deserve a blanket and a place to lie down. They have that at home.

If you want medical care that is affordable, buy health insurance. You mostly get what you pay for, and should not expect more.View Thread

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People who can't swim stay out of water, since they risk immediate death. The...

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